Med surg or straight to Peds?

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:eek: I'm a new May 2010 graduate who hasn't taken boards yet. Peds is my interest! I have two offers on a 12 bed peds floor (which cross trains to L&D and Nursery). And and offer to a LTAC facility (pay is way better). I know some say get med surg experience but i'm afraid that if I take the job at the extended care facility, I will miss out on having that peds opportunity. And alot of peds positions want you to have some peds experience. I'm so very confused. Help please!!
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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

If peds is your interest, and you believe this to be a good unit with adequate support for a new grad, then take it.

Long gone are the days when med/surg can or should serve as a training ground for specialties. Med surg IS a specialty, whose patients deserve nurses who are passionate and interested in their care.

I have had a succesful career in NICU, LDRP and school nursing without having worked a minute of med surg.

Best of luck to you.

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Specializes in peds cardiac, peds ER.

I agree! If you are going to have a good orientation, then go for the peds!

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Specializes in Pediatric ICU & Pediatric Med/Surg.

Go straight to Peds. I never did med/surg and haven't regretted it all! Bonus for you to cross train to L&D, so should you ever want to do adults, you get the best of peds & adult, IMO.

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